These are, in the main, transpositions of existing European Legislation and will therefore have very little impact on currently certified organisations or currently licensed ATCOs. Work which is also underway in EASA to develop further Implementing Rules dealing with ATCO Licensing, the certification and oversight of Approved (ATCO) Training Organisations and a broad spectrum of other ATM/ANS legislation will, however, be more wide-ranging and will be the subject of formal consultation in due course. The CAA's Aerodrome and Air Traffic Standards Division (AATSD) intends to alert UK industry to the dates of publication of associated EASA Notices of Proposed Amendment (NPA) in due course in order that ANSPs and individuals will be able to provide comment to EASA on what is being proposed.

The consultation period is given in the Terms of Reference, typically three months.

Review of Comments

The EASA Executive Director reviews the comments received from the consultees and publishes details in the Agency’s official publication in the form of a Common Response Document (CRD), typically within three months of the expiry of the consultation period.

If the result of the review of comments is such that the revised text differs significantly from that circulated at the start of the consultation process, the EASA Executive Director shall consider a further consultation round in accordance with this decision.

Adoption and Publication

The EASA Executive Director issues his/her decision in respect of the rule in question no earlier than two months following the date of publication of the Common Response Document (CRD) in order to allow sufficient time for consultees to respond to its contents.